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If an “injured” workman called out for help, 81% of the college Ss helped him. If the workman groaned in pain but did not call out, only 29% helped. The difference was significant and could not be accounted for by differences in judgments of amount of pain felt by the workman in the two conditions.
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The senior author was an NSF undergraduate participant under the National Science Foundation Undergraduate Research Participation Program, Grant GY 7292. The writers wish to thank Mr. Richard Buttrick for his performances as the man in distress.
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Yakimovich, D., Saltz, E. Helping behavior: The cry for help. Psychon Sci 23, 427–428 (1971). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332651
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